The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-01
A Gang of Horse Thieves Stir up a
Small Town.
Their Peculiar Method Of Fighting
Officers on Horseback
Gives Color to their Belonging to the
Noted Sam Bass Gang.
A Wichita Citizen Accused of Aceu-
mulatiDg Illegal Luere.

| seven miles IFOin hOuSJon, mounted OF
| thoroughbred horses. They ordered
dinner after which they got a drink
fired off their pistols and terrified the
inhabitants of the settlement. wheI
| they rode off in a northwesterly direc-
tion. Yesterday morning Deputy Sher-
| iff Albert Erickson started for the
! camp of the outlaws. He found three
men camped under a tree on the
prairie. Captain Lubbock and posse
who had reinforced the deputy, began
adYaning toward the camp. The out
laws quickly saddled their animals
and started out at quick gallop. The
leader of the outlaws, who was riding
| a magnificent roam charger, and having
in his hat a Wavy black plume, threw
| his Winchester on his arm and began
shooting. The other outlaws, & who
were armed with six-shOOters, also be-
gan firing at the posse. A command
to fire on the robbers was then given
and about forty or fifty shots were ex-
changed, the outlaws halting and max
ing a desperate fight. During the
skirmish the horse of Captain
Lubbock was killed and one of the
posse named Kassner was wounded in
the arm by rife ball. From the pc
culiar method that the outlaws had of
lying low on their horses and then
quickly wheeling in running and firing
it is thought they were a part of the
old Sam Bass gang who defied the state
authorities of Texas few years ago.
From the large rolls of money dis
played by them on their visit and drunk
en- spree at Thompson's switch, it is
thought they are the same gang who
robbed the Southern Pacific train at
FlatOnia in June.
GROITPJD TO PIECES
BROOKLYN, n. Y, Aug. 30.-A
most determined suicide occurred last
night at a station of the Brooklyn ele-
waited railroad at Lexington and Sum-
ner avenues. Just as the train arrived
at the station at sos man deliberately
threw himself in front of it and was
literally ground to pieces.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLENIENT.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-A rtlmor reached
this city from Fort Worth, Texas, that
Burton III. Campbell, manager of the
Texas State Capital ranch had been
arrested here, charged with the embez-
element of $500, 600. Inquiry at the Of
flee of the syndicate in this city elected
a denial of the arrest of Campbell. 1t
was learned, however. that the syndi-
cate had become dissatisfied with
CampbeIl'S management and had de-
posed him. An investigation of his &C
GERS of the syndicate refuse to make
any statement as to the result. Camp
bell lives Wichita, Kansas, and is said
to have accumulated a good deal of
property since he has been in charge of
the syndicate's affairs.
A PROBABLE MURDER.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 30.-A special from
Marshall, Mo-, says: The body of a
Chinaman was found lying along the
VI, q, roiIrnnH fIs0alT mo-
Gillian, this county, with his arm and
neck broken and a handkerchief stuffed
in his mouth. 1t is thought he was
robbed and then thrown from the
freight train. Upon his person were
found letters, watch and checks for
baggage. but no money. He presented
the appearance of being Il Well-tO-dO
and intelligent Chinaman.
MISSING WOMAN's REMAINS FOUND.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-A special from
Marshall, Mo-, says: About year
lady of Terre Haute, Ind, was mys-
teriously lost from Chicago u Alton
train between st. Louis and Kansas
City. She was noticed upon the train
till it approached this vicinity, and
here she was missed. Her relatives
visited here, and every effort was made
to find her. Her son in Indiana adver-
tised very extensively her disappear
ance, and offered 81 900 reward for her
discovery, dead or alive. Her remains
have been found on the Missouri River
bank just below the Saline boundary.
The only way in which she could be
identified was ring upon her left
hand bearing her name. The flesh was
entirely gone, and only her bleached
bones were found. AT the time of her
departure she had gold watch, money
and check for SO. 1t is believed she
fell or was thrown from the train while
crossing the river at Glasgow.
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH AN INDIAN.
CoFFEYVILLE, Kas., Aug. 30.-Lon
Canada, an Indian from the nation.
came here Saturday and made a dis
turbance, but got away before the Of
ficers could catch him. He said on his
way out that he would come back and
settle them.
Last night he came in drunk and the
marshal walked up to him and told
him to throw up his hands, putting a
pistol in his face, when Lon drew two
| six-shooters and began firing. From
sixteen toGwenty shots were fired, and
| Marshal Leroy was shot in the side. II
| is thought Lon was also shot, but be
got away and has not been caught.
CANADIAN CoNvICTS ESCAPE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-A News special
| from Kingston, Ontario, says: Two
| convicts in the Provincial penitentiary
named Kelly and Scoon escaped to-day
/ taking to the lake in yacht owned by
| Warden Lavelle. During the after
noon Lavelle and other officials haC
been cruising about the lake with Kelly
| acting as engineer and Scoon as fire
man. When the yacht returned anC
drew up alongside the wharf the of
ficials stepped off and suddenly thu
craft shot out into the lake with full
head of steam. The officials and guards
fired, but the cOnyicts escaped the flu
Shade by lying down behind the boiler
Before steamer could be procuredt,
pursue them the convicts had worries
up to a four mile point, and were head
ing for the American shore. Officer
in yachts were sent in pursuit, folloWea
by the steamer Hiram COlVin. Whicl
cut through the channel to head off tn
craft before it could reach America
waters.
TRIAL POSTPONED.
CHICAGO, Aug. S0.-A News specia
from Sioux City, Iowa, says: The do
! Tense in the Haddock murder cas-
came into court to-day to plead for dc
lay in the trial of Munchrath. who's
trial is set for Monday next. Tn
poStponement was granted unit
, Wednesday, In the course of the d.
. bate this afternoon D. G. Treadwal
attorney for the defense, delivered
long TRADE on the pulpit, press, pros,
7 cution, and public opinion He abuse
: Judge Lewis, who presided at the tri;
g OF Arensdorf, and charged thats@sthel
was conspiracy to postpone the trii
y of Arensdorf until the Legislatul
4 should provide law for removing I'll
: cases to another county.
c IMPANELING A JURY
Q ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-A panel of for
n jurors was obtained to-day at Oar
7 Mo-, in the case of Gilbert Appiegat
s the Bald knobber charged with mu
y deEing Charles Green. The Challenger
of jurors viii proceed tomorrow |